Frank and Red : The ‘warm-hearted, weepy, riotously funny, feel-good’ story of an unlikely friendship.

Best book of the year!’ ? ? ? ? ?’A fantastic debut’ ? ? ? ? ?The brilliant, heart-warming debut novel from the Sunday Times best-selling author of Dummy and Man vs Toddler’A lovely feel-good treat’ The Times | ‘Simply perfect’ Daily Mirror | ‘Hilariously funny… and beneath it all really quite lovely’ The Metro | Brilliant, just brilliant’ Huffington Post | Debut of the Year Woman and Home | A Prima Book of The Year__________________Sometimes, the friend you need is the one you never saw coming. Frank and Red are a mess. Frank is a grumpy old curmudgeon. A recluse whose only company is the ‘ghost’ of his dead wife, Marcie. He is estranged from his friends, his son, and the ever-changing world beyond his front gate. And then Red moves in next door. Red is six. A boy struggling to adjust to the separation of his mum and dad, a new school, and the demonic school bully. Red is curious, smart, he never stops talking, and he’s got a trampoline. From the moment Red’s blonde mop appears over the top of the fence that divides their two gardens, the unlikeliest of friendships is born. . . . And it is a friendship that will change both of their lives forever. Readers CAN’T GET ENOUGH of this INCREDIBLY MOVING debut novel:’Raw, real and heartrending, uplifting and simply a delicious read’ ? ? ? ? ?’Moving and funny, uplifting and full of hope’ ? ? ? ? ?’Stunningly well-written, warm hearted, incredibly funny and moving story’ ? ? ? ? ?’A beautifully written, warm and empathic read’ ? ? ? ? ?